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NewsroomEndorsement open for Freshfel Europe’s Thematic Network Joint Statement on stimulating fresh fruit & vegetable consumption
Freshfel Europe’s 2018 Thematic Network Joint Statement on ‘Stimulating fresh fruit and vegetable consumption for healthier European consumers’ is now open for endorsement by stakeholders. The Joint Statement outlines a variety of recommendations on how to stimulate...
Freshfel Europe elects new Presidency team at Annual Event in Hamburg
Freshfel Europe is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Stephan Weist as President and Mr. Salvo Laudani as Vice-President to the Freshfel Board, which took place during Freshfel Europe’s Annual Event on the 7-8 June 2018 in Hamburg, Germany. This year the Annual...
Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable research presents policy recommendations regarding position of fruit and vegetable sector in EU’s R&I policy
On 23 January 2018, Freshfel Europe (the European Fresh Produce Association) and A.R.E.F.L.H. (the European Assembly of fruit, vegetable and horticulture regions) organised in coordination with the two European university and research centre networks for fruit and...
Freshfel Europe endorses the sector’s adoption of social media in the digital business era
In the era of global digital business, the European fruit and vegetable sector is embracing social media as a resource of limitless connections. Now moving away from its infancy, social media has emerged as an essential economic tool to connect businesses to other...
Freshfel Europe, EHN and EPHA ask Commissioner Hogan for concrete mechanisms to support the future CAP’s objective of healthy sustainable diets to achieve a triple win for economy, environment and health
Freshfel Europe, the European Heart Network (EHN) and the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) have today written to European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan asking for concrete mechanisms and sufficient budget to support the European...
Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable research applauds the multi-actor approach, but laments its under-representation
On 23 January 2018, Freshfel Europe (the European Fresh Produce Association) and A.R.E.F.L.H. (the European Assembly of fruit, vegetable and horticulture regions) organised in coordination with the two European university and research centre networks for fruit and...
EUFRUIT General Assembly outcomes
On 14 November 2017, the EUFRUIT consortium met in Brussels for its yearly General Assembly. EUFRUIT is a multi-layered, thematic network under the Horizon 2020 programme (Project ID: 696337) that aims to bridge the gap between research outcomes and uptake of those...
“Freshfel Europe – Part of the European Pavilion at Annapoorna World of Food India ”
Freshfel Europe – The European Fresh Produce Association – is representing the European fruit and vegetable industry at the European Pavilion at the Indian food fair “Annapoorna World of Food India” this week from the 14th to the 16th September 2017 in Mumbai, India....
Policy makers and the fruit and vegetable industry need to cooperate better
Policy makers and the fruit and vegetable industry need to cooperate better, to create healthy and sustainable answers to Europe’s food challenges Freshfel Europe – The European Fresh Association has held its Annual conference together with Profel – The European...
Freshfel Europe and PROFEL’s first joint annual event
Freshfel Europe and PROFEL’s first joint annual event “Fruit & Vegetables – healthy and sustainable solutions to Europe’s food challenges” For the first time, Freshfel, the European Fresh Produce Association and PROFEL, the European Association of Fruit and...